I like mine too - it now seems to be out of production in all its variants. It's a shame the Leica thread version only focuses down to 1 meter. I've used mine on the Lumix with the extension-ring sections of the old Leitz "spider legs" close up devices which act as individual short extension tubes._________________Stephen

Equipment: Pentax DSLR for casual shooting, Lumix G1 and Fuji XE-1 for playing with old lenses, and Leica M8 because I still like the optical rangefinder system.

The Fujinon-TV 1.8/75 is a good alternative. covers APS-C with no vignette, IQ is stunningly good._________________I don't care who designed it, who made it or what country it comes from - I just enjoy using it!

I like mine too - it now seems to be out of production in all its variants. It's a shame the Leica thread version only focuses down to 1 meter. I've used mine on the Lumix with the extension-ring sections of the old Leitz "spider legs" close up devices which act as individual short extension tubes.

Stephen, the rather long MFD is obviously the only disadvantage of RF lenses.
However, the Zenit M39 tube set is the way out for me, if not forgotten at home.
What I like most is the very smooth and soft bokeh of this lens.
Indeed it's already out of production, though Gandy has it still on stock._________________Thomas Bernardy

Some more nice ones, Thomas. The ones with the Komura converter look good - it would be nice to see some more shots from it, perhaps using other lenses as well as the 75.

Thank you, Stephen. Well, I was positively surprised when I've seen the result back home. However, the CV 75mm lens is extremely good and sharp hence the quality decrease caused by the converter is hardly visible.
The Komura converter is something unique as it's RF-coupled and it comes with a special view finder as well (80 to 270mm).
Here is a review: http://www.pebbleplace.com/reviews/rangefinder/komura_2x/index.html
My judgement isn't that negative and in some instances it's better to have it in the pocket to enable such pictures like from the storks. Therefore it's my standard accessory like the M39 ring set and a 2nd battery when I go out for shooting with my GXR-M and RF-lenses.
I'll do some test pictures with different lenses and post them here.